Getting More Color from Dragon Soul Torch

Nutrients. I don’t test parameters but my torches are def colorful.
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I had one reefer tell me a year back something about higher phosphates having some to do with it coloring up more. I don't know how true that is and don't really want to be upsetting a lot of corals just chasing colors so to speak. I honestly haven't seen a lot on all this.
This is interesting, my phosphates got high and my torch never looked better. It is a Dragon soul and the gold just started to pop....maybe there is something to it....but it wasn't great for the rest of my tank
 
Higher par 200 - 250 brought more out in mine
 

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Light intensity and Trace elements nitrates and phosphates all play a part, but your spectral components (percentages) are a big deal as well. You can tune them in a bit to get certain corals to reflect their true colors, not just florescence.
 

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